Word: ahead
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...There are three stock arguments which the opponents of a four mile race are forever propounding. They say first, that the strain on the oarsmen is too great; secondly, that a crew ahead at the third mile usually wins; and, thirdly, that the training for a four mile race is much more severe and takes more time from the athlete's college work than athletic should...
...Secondly, does the crew that is behind at the third mile race usually lose? Yes, it does, but this is from the fact that the crew ahead at the third mile is greatly superior to the other crews. In all my 20 years of studying rowing I have never seen a crew which won a four mile race and was a length ahead at the third mile which was not superior in every way to the other crew or crews. This crew would have won just as easily if the race had been the shorter distance. Moreover I have seen...
...education that has few equals. At a time when there is the keenest rivalry among American universities for the largest endowments, the largest number of students, and the greatest variety of departments, Harvard has shown that she can place quality above quantity and the general interests of education ahead of those of a particular institution. It is hardly too much to say that a new landmark has been created in the history of educational philanthropy in America...
...were two changes in the line-up of team A, for T. C. Thacher '18 reported for the first time and was given T. H. Eckfeldt '17's position at cover point. Thacher carried the puck well in several dashes from behind his own goal and kept it well ahead of his stick. The other change was the substitution of R. H. Kissel '19 for H. M. Bliss '17 at right wing on team A. Although Kissel is developing rapidly at his new position of wing, he is still slow and does not keep up with the rest...
Overton of Yale, will win first place unless Wenz, who finished first for Cornell in the dual meet with the University, succeeds in crossing ahead of him. Cornell has three good men, Dresser, McDermott and Captain Windnagle, in addition to Wenz, who should cross the finish among the first...